The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho expects to recognize four additional communes as new-style rural areas in 2018 and three more in 2019, fulfilling its plan to turn 36 communes into the new-style rural areas a year earlier than scheduled.

(VEN) - Vietnam’s agricultural market potential is expanding due to its participation in a growing number of free trade agreements, but with fiercer competition pressure, promoting branding is a strategic necessity.

Nearly 200 delegates from 55 domestic and foreign universities are participating in the 2018 CDIO Asian Regional Meeting in the central city of Da Nang from March 12-14 to boost cooperation in technical training.

Analysts expect the real estate market, especially the residential land segment, to continue to grow solidly this year thanks to huge infrastructure works in many places around Vietnam accompanied by a raft of property developments.

(VEN) - The private sector in Vietnam continues to grow and contribute to the country’s socioeconomic development, bolstered by the efforts of the central and local governments to improve the business and investment climate.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will bring direct economic benefits to Vietnam, according to a new World Bank report, released on March 9 following the official signing of the agreement in Chile.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked for tighter management and efficiency of ODA loans to serve investments for development, while cutting unnecessary spending in ODA projects such as car purchases.